Kate Bingaman-Burt Gift Ideas

Kate Bingaman-Burt is an illustrator and educator. She has been making work about consumption since 2002, teaching since 2004 and drawing until her hand cramps since 2006. I never met anyone who works harder than Kate, and oh yeah, she just happens to be the nicest person ever. Here are her ten very colorful gift ideas for anyone in the creative professional field or has an appreciation for great design.
1. Biography on acclaimed New Yorker illustrator Saul Steinberg.
2. Custom hand-lettered posters from illustrator Nicole Lavelle.
3. A vintage German beer hall table for entertaining parties both large and small.
4. A very marigold school satchel.
5. ...

Friday Links

Solar system quilt from 1876! (via @explorer)
Infographic: 10 Commonly Misunderstood Words In English
Just screaming and painting
Lights for your labratory (and how about Maarten De Ceulaer's mutation series?)
On Etsy, cute Custom paper dolls by Jordan Grace Owens (too bad it's too late for a holiday gift).
So smart. Vending Machine Dispenses Rare Books For Just $2
How to Avoid Work: A 1949 Guide to Doing What You Love
Macro photographs of snails and insects in the rain, by Vadim Trunov via it's okay to be smart
Tim Knowles - Tree Drawings (2006) (via likeafieldmouse)
Still in search of design gifts for friends ...

Friday Links

A 120-Year-Old Mechanical Device that Perfectly Mimics the Song of a Bird (via explore)
Polychaetes (via itsokaytobesmart)
Balcon additionnel via @swissmiss
Fast Track by Salto Architects
Kottke: "Made in the USA" is back, baby
the world’s smallest snowman
Berndnaut Smilde - Nimbus (2012) (via likeafieldmouse)
ERNESTS- things of interest (often there are links to some really interesting textiles)
Kent Rogowski's Everything that I wish I could be (via today and tomorrow)
Have a fantastic weekend.

even*cleveland Gift Ideas 2012

And now, for our fourth installment of gift ideas for 2012, we have Stephanie from even*cleveland sharing her list of gifts to give this year. Thanks Stephanie for your excellent perspective- we're all the better for it.
1. For the person with your favorite face: Aesop Fabulous Face Cleaner
2. For those looking to leave their mark: a custom inspector stamp.
3. For the writer: a paperweight.
4. For pals: a beaded friendship bracelet.
5. For the friends you meet at the bar: a bottle opener.
6. For arty card players: colorful card games.
7. For the music lover: an artisan speaker.
8. For the traditionalist: a natty ...

Friday Links

Mapping marriage equality around the world
"According to a study by Spectrem Group, 58 percent of millionaire pet owners have a dog. Only 37 percent own a cat." Why Millionaires Prefer Dogs Over Cats
Robbie Rowlands - Intervention
How to tell a tourist from an art student by how they take pictures
Mountain of balls engulfs New York to show emissions
A $25,000 pencil? Yep, it's a Build a School Pencil.
Practical Origami: folding chip bags
Pleats!
Kate MccGwire: feather scultptures (via It's Nice That
Cats and parakeets can be friends
Have an excellent beginning-of-December weekend.

Stefan Boublil Gift Ideas 2012

Who better than Mr. Stefan Boublil, the creative director of the apartment, to kick off our collection of Gift Ideas for 2012? Our thanks to Stefan, as we know he's busy running the business and the apartment broadcast, as well as generally providing better design for branding, marketing, and interior design worlds. Well done, sir, you deserve everything on your list.
Stefan’s note to Santa:
dear santa,
i hope you are doing well and kept your cholesterol levels under control. by the way, thank you for all the presents last year, i especially enjoyed the herpes. which is why i ...

Cyber Monday

Okay, so we are going to help you with the Cyber Monday deals after all. Below is a list of some of the sales you can take advantage of today. If you have some other links to add, let us know (via twitter if possible) and we'll update this list throughout the day.
30%-50% off at Phaidon (enter 'NG30HC' at checkout)
20% off plus free shipping at Greener Grass Design (enter 'happiness' at checkout)
Use discount code 'CYMON29A' for $29 Keyport Slides
50 % off storewide at Modern Furniture Collection
78% savings on a NewScientist Gift Subscription
12% off storewide at 2modern (use '12...

CustomMade

You need the perfect dresser. You're not content with what retailers, Ebay, or Etsy has to offer. And even if you do find something similar to what you need, it's either the wrong color or wrong size. How about instead of tirelessly searching for that possibly non-existent furniture piece, you design exactly what you want, and craftsmen will bid and build it for you? This is the vision of new Boston-based startup CustomMade. The site is populated with over 3500 furniture makers, artists, jewelers, installers, and product/homegoods designers, all looking to build the perfect piece for you. As of writing, 2884 ...

Friday Links

Katie Paterson: A map of all the dead stars in the Universe.
via @openculture
A 3-foot-wide house/art installation squeezed into an alleyway.
Tutorials to Make Toys from Trash (via swissmiss)
WHEN CLIENTS’ DUMBEST REQUESTS BECOME ART
Also Fast Co.: This Nifty Machine Makes Furniture Using Thread Instead Of Screws
Letters of Note: Our differences unite us
A look inside Lindsey Adelman's studio over at Design Milk.
Gabriel Dawe's Thread Art
Have a nice weekend!

Election Day

Brave those long lines and cast your vote today; if you don't, you forfeit the right to complain about the government. Not sure where your polling place is? Google has a polling place lookup that's quick and easy.
Shown above, Vote Cards, $16, from the Cooper-Hewitt Shop.